No. 41
STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
98th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
10:00 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Tonya Schuitmaker.
The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.
Ananich—present Hopgood—present Pavlov—present
Bieda—present Horn—present Proos—present
Booher—present Hune—present Robertson—present
Brandenburg—present Johnson—present Rocca—present
Casperson—present Jones—present Schmidt—present
Colbeck—present Knezek—present Schuitmaker—present
Emmons—present Knollenberg—present Shirkey—present
Green—present Kowall—present Smith—present
Gregory—present MacGregor—present Stamas—present
Hansen—present Marleau—present Warren—present
Hertel—present Meekhof—present Young—present
Hildenbrand—present Nofs—present Zorn—present
Hood—present O’Brien—present
Pastor Adam Mashni of NorthRidge Church of Plymouth offered the following invocation:
Heavenly Father, we thank You so much for this day. We take this moment to pause and recognize that You are great. We acknowledge that as we go about our day, there’s something bigger going on than just what is seen and heard.
Thank You for these leaders. God, You have uniquely gifted each one of them, and I praise You that they’re serving our state and our nation with those gifts. I pray a special blessing upon their families and the communities they represent.
God, we know that we don’t operate in a vacuum, and life happens outside of these walls, so I pray for anyone being asked to work today through pain, loss, fear, or frustration. I pray that You would make Yourself known to them as the God of peace and comfort.
Lord, help everyone in this room lead well today. Give them clarity as they make decisions. Give them peace in stressful situations. When fear seems to be taking over, give them confidence and courage.
God, we give this day to You. We thank You that You have allowed us to be a part of it. May the leaders here be better together than they are apart, and may the state of Michigan be even greater because of the work done here today.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
The President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
Senator Kowall moved that Senators Casperson, Green and Robertson be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Hood moved that Senators Johnson and Young be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Robertson and Green entered the Senate Chamber.
Senator Kowall moved that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of the following bills:
Senate Bill No. 133, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2016 and other fiscal years; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Senate Bill No. 134, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11, 17b, 201, and 236 (MCL 388.1611, 388.1617b, 388.1801, and 388.1836), sections 11, 201, and 236 as amended by 2014 PA 196 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, and the bills were placed on the order of General Orders.
Senator Kowall moved that the rules be suspended and that the following bills, now on the order of General Orders, be placed on the General Orders calendar for consideration today:
Senate Bill No. 133
Senate Bill No. 134
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Recess
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time being 10:08 a.m.
11:42 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker.
During the recess, Senators Casperson, Johnson and Young entered the Senate Chamber.
The following communications were received and read:
Office of the Auditor General
April 30, 2015
Enclosed is a copy of the following audit report:
Performance audit report on the Certificate of Need Program, Department of Community Health.
April 30, 2015
Enclosed is a copy of the following audit report:
Performance audit report on Transport, Construction, Billboard, and Junkyard Permitting Activities, Michigan Department of Transportation.
Sincerely,
Doug Ringer
Auditor General
The audit reports were referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
The following communication was received:
Department of State Police
May 1, 2015
Enclosed is the FY 14 Annual Report and Evaluation for the Secondary Road Patrol and Traffic Accident Prevention Program.
This report satisfies the reporting requirements contained in Public Act 416 of 1978, as amended. Copies of this report are transmitted to the Governor’s Office, Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, each county sheriff, the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association, and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Michigan.
The report will be accessible on our web site at www.michigan.gov/ohsp .
Should you have any questions about this report, please contact Mr. Spencer Simmons at (517) 241-2556.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Prince, Director
Office of Highway Safety Planning
The communication was referred to the Secretary for record.
The Secretary announced that the following House bills were received in the Senate and filed on Thursday, April 30:
House Bill Nos. 4220 4286 4404 4409 4434 4440 4441 4442 4443 4445 4446 4448
The Secretary announced that the following bills were printed and filed on Thursday, April 30, and are available at the Michigan Legislature website:
Senate Bill Nos. 303 304 305 306
House Bill Nos. 4533 4534 4535 4536
The Secretary announced that the following bills and joint resolution were printed and filed on Friday, May 1, and are available at the Michigan Legislature website:
Senate Bill Nos. 307 308 309 310 311 312
House Bill Nos. 4537 4538 4539
House Joint Resolution Q
Messages from the House
Senate Bill No. 85, entitled
A bill to amend 1990 PA 319, entitled “An act to prohibit local units of government from imposing certain restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols or other firearms, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearms,” by amending the title and sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 (MCL 123.1101, 123.1102, 123.1103, and 123.1104).
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.
The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
General Orders
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of the General Orders calendar.
The motion prevailed, and the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, designated Senator Hansen as Chairperson.
After some time spent therein, the Committee arose; and the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, having resumed the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 115, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 119, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 128, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 131, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of state police for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 118, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of community health for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 122, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the legislature, the judiciary, the executive, the department of attorney general, the department of state, the department of treasury, the department of technology, management, and budget, the department of civil service, the department of civil rights, and certain state purposes related thereto for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; and to declare the effect of this act.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 124, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 125, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of insurance and financial services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 132, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-2).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
General Orders
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of the General Orders calendar.
The motion prevailed, and the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, designated Senator Hansen as Chairperson.
After some time spent therein, the Committee arose; and the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, having resumed the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 134, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11, 17b, 201, and 236 (MCL 388.1611, 388.1617b, 388.1801, and 388.1836), sections 11, 201, and 236 as amended by 2014 PA 196 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137.
Substitute (S-1).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator Kowall moved that the rules be suspended and that the following bill, now on the order of Third Reading of Bills, be placed on its immediate passage at the head of the Third Reading of Bills calendar:
Senate Bill No. 134
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 134, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 6, 8b, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11r, 15, 18, 18a, 20, 20d, 20f, 20g, 21f, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22f, 22i, 23a, 24, 24a, 24c, 25e, 25f, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 39, 39a, 41, 43, 51a, 51c, 51d, 53a, 54, 56, 61a, 62, 64b, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95a, 98, 99, 99h, 102, 104, 104b, 104c, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 152a, 163, 201, 201a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210b, 217, 225, 226, 229a, 230, 236, 236a, 236b, 236c, 241, 244, 246, 252, 254, 255, 258, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, and 281 (MCL 388.1606, 388.1608b, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611r, 388.1615, 388.1618, 388.1618a, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1620f, 388.1620g, 388.1621f, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622d, 388.1622f, 388.1622i, 388.1623a, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1624c, 388.1625e, 388.1625f, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1632d, 388.1632p, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1643, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1662, 388.1664b, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1695a, 388.1698, 388.1699, 388.1699h, 388.1702, 388.1704, 388.1704b, 388.1704c, 388.1707, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747c, 388.1752a, 388.1763, 388.1801, 388.1801a, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1809, 388.1810b, 388.1817, 388.1825, 388.1826, 388.1829a, 388.1830, 388.1836, 388.1836a, 388.1836b, 388.1836c, 388.1841, 388.1844, 388.1846, 388.1852, 388.1854, 388.1855, 388.1858, 388.1863, 388.1863a, 388.1864, 388.1865, 388.1865a, 388.1867, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870, 388.1874, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, and 388.1881), sections 6, 8b, 11a, 11j, 11k, 15, 20, 20d, 20f, 20g, 21f, 22d, 22f, 22i, 24, 24a, 24c, 25e, 25f, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 39, 39a, 41, 51d, 53a, 54, 56, 61a, 62, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 98, 99, 99h, 104, 104b, 107, 147, 147a, 152a, 163, 201a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 225, 229a, 230, 236a, 236b, 236c, 241, 246, 252, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, and 281 as amended and sections 11r, 43, 64b, 95a, 104c, 207a, 207b, and 207c as added by 2014 PA 196, sections 11, 11m, 18, 22a, 22b, 51a, 51c, 147c, 201, and 236 as amended by 2015 PA 5, section 18a as amended by 2004 PA 351, section 23a as added by 2012 PA 465, sections 102, 244, and 258 as amended by 2013 PA 60, and sections 226, 254, and 255 as amended by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 31h, 35, 35a, 35b, 35d, 35e, 35f, 55, 61b, 67, 77, 99c, 102a, 102b, 102c, 102d, 104d, 210c, 210d, 215, and 230a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Young offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 297, following line 5, by inserting:
“SEC. 236D. IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 IN SECTION 236, $75,000.00 IS APPROPRIATED FROM STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY FOR A COMPARATIVE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF MICHIGAN HIGHER EDUCATION PERFORMANCE FUNDING METRICS. THE STATE BUDGET OFFICE SHALL SELECT A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ENTITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND POLICY TO PERFORM THE COMPARATIVE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT MICHIGAN HIGHER EDUCATION PERFORMANCE FUNDING METRICS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH BEST PRACTICES NATIONALLY AND WHETHER THEY ARE RESULTING IN EDUCATION OUTCOMES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS STATE’S HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY GOALS. THE ENTITY SELECTED BY THE STATE BUDGET OFFICE SHALL ALSO CONSULT WITH HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY EXPERTS IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE GOVERNOR’S EDUCATION ADVISOR, THE STATE BUDGET OFFICE, THE HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS AND VICE CHAIRS, THE PRESIDENTS COUNCIL, STATE UNIVERSITIES OF MICHIGAN, AND THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORRIDOR AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE IN A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES ON HIGHER EDUCATION BY JANUARY 1, 2016.”.
The Assistant President pro tempore, Senator O’Brien, assumed the Chair.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 122 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: O’Brien
Senator Warren offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 311, line 25, by striking out all of section 274.
2. Amend page 317, line 23, after “273,” by inserting “274,”.
3. Amend page 317, line 27, after “388.1873,” by inserting “388.1874,”.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hansen requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 123 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: O’Brien
Senator Hopgood offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 44, line 4, after “is” by striking out “$8,149.00” and inserting “$8,229.00”.
2. Amend page 44, line 5, after “is” by striking out “$7,351.00” and inserting “$7,511.00”.
3. Amend page 55, line 14, after “is” by striking out “$7,351.00” and inserting “$7,511.00”.
4. Amend page 77, line 5, by striking out “$3,688,700,000.00” and inserting “$3,893,879,500.00”.
5. Amend page 290, line 24, after “revenues,” by striking out the balance of the subparagraph and inserting “$100,000.00.”.
6. Amend page 290, line 26, after “money,” by striking out the balance of the subparagraph and inserting “$1,444,092,800.00.”.
7. Amend page 293, line 14, after “from” by striking out the balance of the subsection and inserting “STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY.”.
8. Amend page 293, line 20, after “from” by striking out the balance of the subsection and inserting “STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 124 Yeas—15
Ananich Hood Knezek Warren
Bieda Hopgood Nofs Young
Gregory Johnson Rocca Zorn
Hertel Jones Smith
Nays—23
Booher Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Brandenburg Hildenbrand Marleau Schmidt
Casperson Horn Meekhof Schuitmaker
Colbeck Hune O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: O’Brien
Senator Bieda offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 270, following line 16, by inserting:
“(8) FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1), THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE CYBERSECURITY ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING PARTNERSHIP IS $100.00, APPROPRIATED FROM STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY.” and adjusting the totals in section 201 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 125 Yeas—15
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Brandenburg Hopgood Rocca Zorn
Gregory Hune Smith
Nays—23
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Robertson
Casperson Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Colbeck Jones Nofs Schuitmaker
Emmons Knollenberg O’Brien Shirkey
Green Kowall Pavlov Stamas
Hansen MacGregor Proos
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: O’Brien
Senator Bieda offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 270, following line 16, by inserting:
“(8) FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1), THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE PARTNERSHIP IS $100.00, APPROPRIATED FROM STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY.” and adjusting the totals in section 201 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 126 Yeas—13
Ananich Hertel Johnson Smith
Bieda Hood Knezek Warren
Brandenburg Hopgood Rocca Young
Gregory
Nays—25
Booher Horn Marleau Robertson
Casperson Hune Meekhof Schmidt
Colbeck Jones Nofs Schuitmaker
Emmons Knollenberg O’Brien Shirkey
Green Kowall Pavlov Stamas
Hansen MacGregor Proos Zorn
Hildenbrand
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: O’Brien
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 127 Yeas—25
Ananich Hildenbrand Marleau Robertson
Booher Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Brandenburg Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Casperson Knollenberg O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Kowall Pavlov Stamas
Green MacGregor Proos Zorn
Hansen
Nays—13
Bieda Hood Jones Smith
Colbeck Hopgood Knezek Warren
Gregory Johnson Rocca Young
Hertel
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: O’Brien
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
Protests
Senators Johnson and Colbeck, under their constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill No. 134 and moved that the statements they made during the discussion of the bill be printed as their reasons for voting “no.”
The motion prevailed.
Senator Johnson’s statement is as follows:
I rise to provide my “no” vote explanation to this budget, which, in my estimation, continues the deplorable practice of robbing the School Aid Fund to pay for everything but educating our kids. According to the Senate Fiscal Agency, since fiscal year 2011, the administration and my colleagues across the aisle have pulled more than $2.3 billion from that fund for other purposes. I understand that there are always funding shortfalls in other areas in the budget, but the simple truth of the matter is had this administration not given wealthy corporations $1.8 billion in a tax cut, there would be plenty of funding for higher education and community colleges. Instead, my colleagues have seen fit to take more money out of the classroom and all at a time when we need to be giving our kids a world-class education to rebuild our state. I just don’t think this is the way to do it. I urge you to join me in voting against this budget.
Senator Colbeck’s statement is as follows:
I rise to give my “no” vote explanation on this bill. The primary reason is we are diverting $271 million from the School Aid Fund and community colleges that is not authorized under Article IV, Section 11 of the Michigan Constitution, which only authorizes those expenses for school districts, higher education, and retirement systems.
I do want to give credit to the Senator from the 34th District. He’s done a very diligent job in regard to trying to make sure we are distributing funds equally across the respective school districts and significant efforts along those lines. However, I still represent school districts that are donor districts. When you look at the state education tax and the six mills that we put into the School Aid Fund, we notice that a disproportionate share is going to other districts. I cannot in good conscience support that.
I had attempted to put in an amendment that would have put more funding in for Section 61a funding to support schools with skilled trades programs that would help to offset some of those issues, but that amendment was defeated, so I cannot in good conscience support this. I urge a “no” vote by my colleagues.
Senators Young, Hopgood, Bieda and Hansen asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Young’s statement is as follows:
What my amendment does is basically put universities on an even playing field. Right now we have metrics, but those metrics are skewed away from Wayne State towards other universities just because they can, basically. And it is basing it on a metric that basically is talking about how the timeline you have between the student who actually goes to school and when the student graduates should be within a four-year period.
Now at my university, The Wayne State University, most students graduate at a later date, six years on average, because it’s a working man’s college. A lot of people around my university and the city of Detroit work for a living. They might have kids; they might have jobs; they might have other responsibilities, so it takes longer for them to graduate. So for Wayne State University to be punished unfairly for that situation for these badly-drawn metrics is wrong. That’s why I think we need to have an analysis to make sure these metrics are actually hitting the goals of higher learning and education that they are supposed to. I don’t think they are.
Let me also say this: Wayne State has more needs not just from an economic standpoint, but also from an investment standpoint. They are not only doing things in terms of helping students who take longer to graduate because they are working and providing their opportunity to achieve the American Dream through higher education, they are also doing that through investing in the city and being part of Detroit’s comeback too.
Thirdly and finally, just because my university which has a lot of issues going to diversity, we have more people going there. It’s in the heart of the city of Detroit, the heart of the state of Michigan, and the largest city in the state. But just because we receive more money, that is not enough of a reason to cut from Wayne State or take money from Wayne State. Where is the justification of why we should send money away from Wayne State? I haven’t heard it. No one has told me about it. I haven’t seen it.
Also, Madam President, we are a research university. We are making breakthroughs every day in the sciences, and we have the best—bar none—medical facility in the state, if not in the country, if not in the world. So why would you disinvest from a university that is not only a flagship of the city, but the flagship of the state and a leading research university in the world.
I think we need to change these metrics. I understand why we have them, but I think it needs to be better, more suited, and more adjusted towards academic excellence and not towards punishing people because they take longer to graduate because they are working men and women of the great city of Detroit—the greatest city on earth. So please vote for this amendment so we can have true academic excellence and equity in our metrics system.
Senator Hopgood’s statement is as follows:
I rise to speak to my amendment to the school omnibus budget bill that is before us. I want to start off by complimenting the chair of the subcommittee, the Senator from the 34th District, and all of his hard work in putting together a budget which I think has been improved upon during the process. There are, in fact, a number of improvements in this budget and a number of things that many of us in this chamber support; increased funding for things like adult education and career and technical education.
One of the challenges that we have before us today is that we have a budget that continues to redirect hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars away from our K-12 schools. This budget, in fact, would redirect $450 million from our K-12 schools, and that is something that I have taken a stand on in terms of trying to work away from that and reduce the amount of money that goes away from our schools within this budget.
The amendment before us would redirect $205 million back to our K-12 schools, and that is the amount that is reserved for higher education. We would fill those dollars with General Fund dollars, and I think this speaks to the value that we put on our K-12 schools and all of the challenges that we are experiencing right now in terms of trying to provide the high-quality, world-class education that, quite frankly, we expect them to provide.
I know that the chair of the subcommittee shares the concerns about how much money is being redirected out of K-12, and I know this is what we want to work on going forward. I just feel that because the trend is actually getting worse in the current year, as well as the proposed budget for next year, we have to take a stand somewhere. Instead of asking for the whole $450 million to come back to our K-12 schools, we are asking for $205 million, recognizing all the General Fund pressures that are in front of us.
This $205 million will make a real difference in our schools. I do ask for members to support it.
Senator Bieda’s first statement is as follows:
Colleagues, I rise to offer an amendment to the budget before us. First of all, I would like to thank the budget chair and everybody who worked on this. I know it is an incredible amount of work, and there are a lot of different interests and a lot of different priorities that need to be addressed. This is something that I think would be useful to further this discussion on, and that’s why I am offering this amendment which would just provide for a $100 placeholder for Macomb Community College and Wayne State University for cybersecurity academic programming.
This is a great partnership between Macomb Community College that is in my district in Macomb County and Wayne State University in Detroit that provides students an opportunity to pursue an exciting and challenging career. As we all spend more and more time online, both personally and professionally, we are all aware of the risks involved with Internet usage—from identity theft to hacking to information leaks. Cybersecurity is a growing field, and the cybersecurity program developed by MCC and Wayne State is putting Michigan students on the cutting edge of it. In fact, it is my understanding that this a unique, collaborative effort between Macomb Community College and one of our premier public universities in the state.
It is also a growing field, as almost every week we see accounts of financial institutions and government institutions being attacked and systems compromised. This is something we should take a look at. I am only asking for a $100 placeholder in there, because as we continue to make Michigan a source for talented work, as in high-tech jobs, this program supports both by educating students in a growing field of cybersecurity. I would ask for a placeholder to continue the discussion on this. In order for this program to continue to grow, it needs to be adequately funded. I ask for your support for this amendment.
Senator Bieda’s second statement is as follows:
I am offering another placeholder. This is another collaborative effort between Macomb Community College and Wayne State University. As many of you know, Wayne State is one of our largest universities in the state, and Macomb Community College is the largest community college in the state. They have several programs that they have been working together on. The area that this would impact is advanced energy storage, which is a huge issue in the development of not only automobiles, but other infrastructure ideas as well.
This is a unique program and a collaborative effort between MCC and Wayne State University. I am asking for a $100 placeholder to continue the discussion on this issue. This has been a very great partnership between Macomb Community College and Wayne State University, and it provides students with an opportunity to pursue an exciting career, but also a very important career as advanced energy storage batteries have been taking on an increased market share.
This college training is designed to upgrade the schools’ current employees and to also train dislocated workers for future employment in the advanced energy storage field. This initiative would strengthen southeast Michigan’s role in advanced energy storage, work with the Big 3, and help more workers participate in Michigan’s recovery.
I ask for your support on this amendment. It is, again, a $100 placeholder to discuss on that.
Senator Hansen’s statement is as follows:
My goal when I set out to craft a School Aid budget was to keep a laser focus on creating a better environment to educate Michigan’s nearly 1.5 million school-age children for tomorrow’s job opportunities. I am confident that this budget reflects this goal. We made specific investments in the most promising areas that will carry out recovery and growth in Michigan. This budget helps to promote the opportunities necessary for Michigan’s children to succeed in our growing economy. This budget invests in our future by placing more money towards education opportunities, college and career planning, and skilled trades training.
Most importantly, this budget builds upon our strengthened economy and lowered unemployment rate. Specifically, the Senate version of this budget builds on the executive strategic recommendations but also invests in other priorities, such as targeted support, including more money directed to the classroom on the foundation allowance increase; support to hold districts harmless to receive at least what they received in the current year; support for early literacy initiatives, which are the building blocks for our children’s entire education; significant increases and program changes to at-risk, career-tech education, and the adult education programs creating a new workforce development opportunity for Michigan residents to earn their GED and gain new employment skills; and changing the current pupil blend from the current 90 fall/10 spring to a 15 percent prior spring/ 85 percent fall for increased predictability for our schools as they go forward with their funding. We also increased the support to offset transportation costs for some of our larger districts.
This budget evaluates the effectiveness of all programs and will track outcomes that show how our students are performing. My focus will remain on the success of our children and the long-term success of Michigan. While we in the Legislature play a role in allocating state resources to our local school districts, I am also very mindful of the role our administrators and teachers play in utilizing these funds. I really appreciate the job they are doing to help prepare our children to compete in an ever-changing, global environment.
Recess
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time being 12:48 p.m.
1:01 p.m.
The Senate was called to order by the Assistant President pro tempore, Senator O’Brien.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
General Orders
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of the General Orders calendar.
The motion prevailed, and the Assistant President pro tempore, Senator O’Brien, designated Senator Hansen as Chairperson.
After some time spent therein, the Committee arose; and the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, having resumed the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 133, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2016 and other fiscal years; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Substitute (S-1).
The following are the amendments to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole:
1. Amend page 115, following line 13, by inserting:
“Prisoner reentry legal services............................................................................................... 100”.
2. Amend page 151, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 435. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prisoner reentry legal services, the department shall contract with the legal aid of western Michigan office in Kent County and the legal aid and defender office in Oakland County to establish 2 pilot projects. The purpose of the pilot projects is to provide outreach, education, and legal representation to former offenders in areas such as employment, housing, income stability, and child custody and other domestic matters.
(2) The legal aid and defender office in Oakland County shall provide prisoner reentry legal services to former offenders in Wayne County.
(3) The department, in collaboration with legal aid of western Michigan and the legal aid and defender office, shall submit a report by April 1 that documents the number of new cases accepted, the types of cases, and case outcomes for completed work. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director.
(4) Unexpended funds remaining at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be carried forward and be available for appropriation in subsequent fiscal years.”.
3. Amend page 171, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1012. From the funds appropriated in part 1, priority shall be given to funding reentry or rehabilitation programs that have been demonstrated to reduce prison violence and recidivism such as faith-based initiatives.”.
4. Amend page 208, line 12, by striking out “28,068,000” and inserting “25,818,000”.
5. Amend page 208, line 18, by striking out “10,881,400” and inserting “8,631,400”.
6. Amend page 261, line 3, by striking out “25,750,800” and inserting “15,750,800”.
7. Amend page 261, following line 3, by inserting:
“Casino gaming control operations - reserve fund.................................................................. 10,000,000”.
8. Amend page 264, line 19, by striking out “5,247,800” and inserting “5,247,700”.
9. Amend page 264, following line 19, by inserting:
“Blight removal in the city of Springfield.............................................................................. 100”.
10. Amend page 365, following line 17, by inserting:
“Sec. 972. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, there shall be established a casino gaming control operations reserve fund. Funds shall be expended from the casino gaming control operations reserve fund only after the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board provides sufficient evidence to the senate and house appropriations subcommittee on general government on the need for funds for casino gaming control operations. Upon providing the evidence, the state budget director shall issue a legislative transfer of the funds from the casino gaming control operations reserve fund for casino gaming control operations.
(2) If administrative costs for casino gaming control operations exceed current appropriations within the casino gaming control operations reserve fund, the state services fee fund may be used to provide additional funding for casino gaming control operations.
(3) Funds that remain in the casino gaming control operations reserve fund at the close of the fiscal year shall be deposited into the state services fee fund. As used in this section, “state services fee fund” means the state services fee fund created in section 12a of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.212a.”.
11. Amend page 494, following line 18, by inserting:
“Statewide efile system........................................................................................................... 100”.
12. Amend page 494, line 26, by striking out “6,600,000” and inserting “6,600,100”.
13. Amend page 516, following line 21, by inserting:
“First responder presumed coverage fund............................................................................... 100”.
14. Amend page 517, line 15, by striking out “9,619,700” and inserting “9,619,800”.
15. Amend page 544, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 708. Of the amount appropriated in part 1 for the first responder presumed coverage fund, $100.00 is appropriated and may be expended by the department as provided in section 405 of the worker’s disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.405.”.
16. Amend page 603, following line 17, by inserting:
“PART 1B
SUPPLEMENTAL LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 151. There is appropriated for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................... $ 100,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................................................................... $ 100,000
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues................................................................................................................... 0
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues...................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues................................................................................................................... 0
Total other state restricted revenues............................................................................................. 0
State general fund/general purpose.............................................................................................. $ 100,000
Sec. 152. PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION
Grand River waterway study........................................................................................................ $ 100,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................... $ 100,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose.............................................................................................. $ 100,000”.
17. Amend page 620, following line 21, by inserting:
“PART 2B
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1401. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1B for fiscal year 2014-2015 is $100,000.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid by local units of government for fiscal year 2014-2015 is $0.00.
Sec. 1402. The appropriations authorized under part 1B are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION
Sec. 1506. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1B for the Grand River waterway study shall be used to conduct a study on the depth of the Grand River between the Fulton Street Bridge in the city of Grand Rapids and the confluence of the Bass River and the Grand River. The study shall assess the cost of dredging that section of the Grand River to a depth sufficient for recreational boat traffic.
(2) The appropriations in part 1 for the Grand River waterway study shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year as a work project, subject to the provisions of section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.”.
18. Amend page 626, following line 17, by inserting:
“Michigan international speedway traffic control................................................................... 831,900
Sexual assault prevention and education initiative....................................................................... 100”.
19. Amend page 626, line 18, by striking out “5,600,000” and inserting “5,600,100”.
20. Amend page 626, line 20, by striking out “5,600,000” and inserting “5,600,100”.
21. Amend page 663, line 8, by striking out “15,385,300” and inserting “15,385,200”.
22. Amend page 663, line 14, by striking out “38,770,500” and inserting “38,770,400”.
23. Amend page 666, following line 22, by inserting:
“Dort Highway expansion....................................................................................................... 100”.
24. Amend page 666, line 27, by striking out “139,521,100” and inserting “139,521,200” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
25. Amend page 684, line 13, by striking out all of subsection (4).
26. Amend page 696, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 1009. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the Dort Highway expansion shall be used for the expansion of highway M-54 in Grand Blanc.”.
The Senate agreed to the amendments to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator Kowall moved that the rules be suspended and that the following bill, now on the order of Third Reading of Bills, be placed on its immediate passage at the head of the Third Reading of Bills calendar:
Senate Bill No. 133
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 133, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 and other fiscal years; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Hopgood offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 6, line 12, by striking out “11,529,700” and inserting “12,749,700”.
2. Amend page 7, line 2, by striking out “5,595,300” and inserting “6,815,300” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 128 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—26
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Robertson Zorn
Hansen MacGregor
Excused—0
Not Voting—1
Proos
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Recess
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time being 1:23 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker.
Senator Kowall moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments offered by Senator Hopgood were not adopted.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments,
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 129 Yeas—12
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith Zorn
Nays—26
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Robertson
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Rocca
Casperson Hune Nofs Schmidt
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Schuitmaker
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Shirkey
Green Kowall Proos Stamas
Hansen MacGregor
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Young offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 176, line 22, by striking out “131,503,300” and inserting “130,581,217”.
2. Amend page 176, line 23, by striking out “178,015,800” and inserting “207,093,717”.
3. Amend page 176, line 26, by striking out “139,485,800” and inserting “168,563,717” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
4. Amend page 195, following line 23, by inserting:
“Sec. 1007. From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care public assistance, the department shall expand the child development and care program in the current fiscal year and raise the entry eligibility threshold to 150% of the federal poverty level. The purpose of this program expansion is to increase the number of low-income children in high-quality early learning programs, to increase the number of children ready for school at kindergarten entry, and to increase the number of children who are reading at grade level by the end of third grade.”.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 130 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Hopgood offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 5, line 10, by striking out “83.0” and inserting “91.0”.
2. Amend page 5, line 10, by striking out “12,023,400” and inserting “13,537,800”.
3. Amend page 5, line 20, by striking out “11,567,500” and inserting “13,081,900” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 131 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Hertel offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 178, following line 8, by inserting:
“Statewide public resource allocation study............................................................................ $ 1,000,000”.
2. Amend page 178, line 9, by striking out “14,616,400” and inserting “15,616,400”.
3. Amend page 178, line 13, by striking out “1,175,300” and inserting “2,175,300” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
4. Amend page 189, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 238. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall allocate an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 to the department of technology, management, and budget for a statewide public resource allocation study as required under section 1281a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1281a.”.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 132 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood O’Brien
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Schmidt
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schuitmaker
Casperson Hune Nofs Shirkey
Colbeck Jones Pavlov Smith
Emmons Knollenberg Proos Stamas
Green Kowall Robertson Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Rocca
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Hopgood offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 211, line 6, by striking out “20,000,000” and inserting “32,900,000”.
2. Amend page 211, line 27, by striking out “0” and inserting “12,900,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 133 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Young offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 266, following line 15, by inserting:
“MSF, Detroit working for environmental justice pre-apprenticeship program...................... $ 280,800”.
2. Amend page 266, line 19, by striking out “62,800,000” and inserting “63,080,800”.
3. Amend page 266, line 23, by striking out “44,900,000” and inserting “45,180,800” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 134 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Young offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 260, following line 9, by inserting:
“Law enforcement agencies technology upgrades................................................................... $ 10,000,000”.
2. Amend page 260, line 10, by striking out “144,270,000” and inserting “154,270,000”.
3. Amend page 260, line 16, by striking out “17,320,000” and inserting “27,320,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 135 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Gregory offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 405, line 6, by striking out “190,072,600” and inserting “188,291,400”.
2. Amend page 406, line 13, by striking out “113,250,300” and inserting “113,057,700”.
3. Amend page 406, line 17, by striking out “17,215,400” and inserting “16,517,200”.
4. Amend page 406, line 19, by striking out “463,337,900” and inserting “462,447,500”.
5. Amend page 406, line 22, by striking out all of line 22 and inserting:
“W.J. Maxey Training School—69.0 FTE positions............................................................... 9,895,900”.
6. Amend page 407, line 11, by striking out “5,721,200” and inserting “5,886,400”.
7. Amend page 407, line 13, by striking out “1,300,900” and inserting “2,189,900”.
8. Amend page 407, line 14, by striking out “4,407,800” and inserting “9,248,900”.
9. Amend page 407, line 15, by striking out “13,820,300” and inserting “17,220,900”.
10. Amend page 409, line 17, by striking out all of line 17.
11. Amend page 410, line 15, by striking out “132,075,600” and inserting “131,800,600” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 136 Yeas—14
Ananich Hood Knezek Warren
Bieda Hopgood Nofs Young
Gregory Hune Smith Zorn
Hertel Johnson
Nays—24
Booher Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Brandenburg Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Casperson Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Schuitmaker
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Shirkey
Green Kowall Proos Stamas
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Gregory offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 408, line 1, by striking out “136,470,900” and inserting “137,770,900”.
2. Amend page 408, line 17, by striking out “232,678,200” and inserting “230,383,200”.
3. Amend page 408, line 25, by striking out “200,023,500” and inserting “203,618,500” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 137 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Gregory offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 406, line 3, by striking out “600,000” and inserting “875,000”.
2. Amend page 406, line 19, by striking out “463,337,900” and inserting “463,612,900”.
3. Amend page 409, line 17, by striking out all of line 17.
4. Amend page 410, line 15, by striking out “132,075,600” and inserting “131,800,600” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 138 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Gregory offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 409, line 26, by striking out “10,357,500” and inserting “11,508,500”.
2. Amend page 410, line 6, by striking out “53,834,500” and inserting “54,426,200”.
3. Amend page 410, line 15, by striking out “132,075,600” and inserting “132,634,900” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 139 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Knezek offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 465, line 4, after “policy” by striking out the period and inserting a comma and “including:
(i) The number of entire case closures due to the truant child being between the age of 6 and 15.
(ii) The number of cases with only the truant child removed due to the truant child being over the age of 15.
(iii) Documentation of the steps taken prior to the sanction.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 140 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Johnson offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 414, following line 22, by inserting:
“Sec. 214. (1) The department shall conduct a workgroup in conjunction with the legislature on any proposed office closures. The workgroup shall be tasked with the following responsibilities:
(a) Determine the accessibility of other department offices in communities where an office is planned for closure.
(b) Identify community partners that can provide office space for the department and clients who otherwise would have to travel more than 20 miles to a department office.
(c) Determine how to address transportation barriers in communities where an office closure is proposed.
(d) Approve the final list of proposed office closures using the information in subdivisions (1)(a), (b), and (c).
(2) The workgroup described in subsection (1) shall consist of the following 10 members or their designated representatives:
(a) Two representatives from the department.
(b) Majority chairperson of the senate committee on families, seniors and human services.
(c) Majority chairperson of the house committee on families, children and seniors.
(d) Majority chairperson of the senate appropriations subcommittee on the department budget.
(e) Majority chairperson of the house appropriations subcommittee on the department budget.
(f) Minority vice chairperson of the senate committee on families, seniors and human services.
(g) Minority vice chairperson of the house committee on families, children and seniors.
(h) Minority vice chair of the senate appropriations subcommittee on the department budget.
(i) Minority vice chairperson of the house appropriations subcommittee on the department budget.
(3) The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by March 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the findings of the workgroup on the items described in subsection (1).”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 141 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Hood offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 407, line 17, by striking out “5,845.5” and inserting “5,945.5”.
2. Amend page 407, line 18, by striking out “4,693.5” and inserting “4,793.5”.
3. Amend page 407, line 18, by striking out “463,295,300” and inserting “472,495,300”.
4. Amend page 408, line 14, by striking out “130,655,100” and inserting “132,655,100”.
5. Amend page 408, line 15, by striking out “133,843,200” and inserting “134,243,200”.
6. Amend page 408, line 17, by striking out “232,678,200” and inserting “235,378,200”.
7. Amend page 408, line 25, by striking out “200,023,500” and inserting “204,123,500” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 142 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Young offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 479, following line 6, by inserting:
“Sec. 105. AUTISM COVERAGE
Autism coverage reimbursement program.................................................................................... $ 2,100,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................... $ 2,100,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose.............................................................................................. $ 2,100,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 143 Yeas—13
Ananich Hood Knezek Smith
Bieda Hopgood O’Brien Warren
Gregory Johnson Rocca Young
Hertel
Nays—25
Booher Hildenbrand MacGregor Robertson
Brandenburg Horn Marleau Schmidt
Casperson Hune Meekhof Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones Nofs Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Warren offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 544, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 710. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall produce a report on fraud prevention efforts of the unemployment insurance agency, by fiscal year, covering the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2015. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Number of claimants whose claims were denied.
(b) Amount of improperly paid claims recovered.
(c) Amount of penalties and interest paid on improperly paid claims.
(d) Number of denied claims appealed and how many of those appeals that were successful.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 144 Yeas—14
Ananich Hood O’Brien Smith
Bieda Hopgood Rocca Warren
Gregory Johnson Schuitmaker Young
Hertel Knezek
Nays—24
Booher Hansen Kowall Proos
Brandenburg Hildenbrand MacGregor Robertson
Casperson Horn Marleau Schmidt
Colbeck Hune Meekhof Shirkey
Emmons Jones Nofs Stamas
Green Knollenberg Pavlov Zorn
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Hertel offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 626, following line 17, by inserting:
“Sexual assault prevention and education initiative................................................................ 500,000”.
2. Amend page 626, line 20, by striking out “5,600,000” and inserting “6,100,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senator Young offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 696, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 1008. From the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated to the department $14,777,000.00 for the purpose of facilitating the construction of a bridge to separate rail and vehicle traffic on Allen Road in Woodhaven. The department shall not expend any funds from this appropriation until the Wayne County department of public services has secured any and all additional funding required to complete the project.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 145 Yeas—12
Ananich Gregory Hopgood Smith
Bieda Hertel Johnson Warren
Colbeck Hood Knezek Young
Nays—26
Booher Horn Meekhof Rocca
Brandenburg Hune Nofs Schmidt
Casperson Jones O’Brien Schuitmaker
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Shirkey
Green Kowall Proos Stamas
Hansen MacGregor Robertson Zorn
Hildenbrand Marleau
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Young offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 266, following line 15, by inserting:
“MSF, Detroit area pre-college engineering program............................................................. $ 300,000”.
2. Amend page 266, line 19, by striking out “62,800,000” and inserting “63,100,000”.
3. Amend page 266, line 23, by striking out “44,900,000” and inserting “45,200,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Hood requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 146 Yeas—11
Ananich Hertel Johnson Warren
Bieda Hood Knezek Young
Gregory Hopgood Smith
Nays—27
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Rocca
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Colbeck Jones O’Brien Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg Pavlov Stamas
Green Kowall Proos Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Robertson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
Senator Horn offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 302, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 718. From the funds appropriated in part 1 to the department of state, branch operations, the department shall maintain a full service secretary of state branch office in Buena Vista Township.”.
The amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 147 Yeas—23
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Schmidt
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schuitmaker
Casperson Jones Nofs Shirkey
Emmons Knollenberg O’Brien Stamas
Green Kowall Robertson Zorn
Hansen MacGregor Rocca
Nays—15
Ananich Hertel Johnson Smith
Bieda Hood Knezek Warren
Colbeck Hopgood Pavlov Young
Gregory Hune Proos
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
Protests
Senators Gregory and Colbeck, under their constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill No. 133 and moved that the statements they made during the discussion of the bill be printed as their reasons for voting “no.”
The motion prevailed.
Senator Gregory’s statement is as follows:
I first would like to offer my thanks to the chairman of the Appropriations Committee for all of his hard work he has put into it, his willingness to listen to some of the issues and to sit down and discuss the transparency, and the ability to be able to work with him. I do want to offer my thanks for all of that and look forward to working him in the future as we continue through this budget process.
I do rise today to offer my “no” vote explanation on the Senate General Omnibus budget. As the lead Democrat on Appropriations, I can tell you as Democrats what we could do to improve this budget and fight for the needs of our constituents in the subcommittees, the committees, and here on the floor.
Today alone, my Democratic colleagues and I offered 20 amendments to this bill to make it better; 19 of those amendments were defeated. They were not pork barrel or pet projects. They were real funding needs for real people in each and every one of our districts.
We fought to help former prisoners transition back into society after serving their time. We worked to fund vital agricultural programs which help our farms and ag businesses succeed. We tried to secure funding for child care assistance and education programs and support for autism insurance coverage.
My colleagues and I push for funding to clean up our woods and waters from petroleum leaks. We tried to get funding for body cameras for our men and women on the police force to protect them and our citizens—from cuts to field staff to facilities, like the Maxey Training School to programs like Michigan Rehabilitation Services. By cutting funding to the Department of Human Services, this body is hindering the ability to serve our constituents.
These are the issues people care about, and these are the cuts in this budget which are preventing me from supporting this budget. I certainly hope that we can continue to discuss these and other issues in conference committees, but as this omnibus budget stands now, I will be voting against it, and I ask that my colleagues do the same.
Senator Colbeck’s statement is as follows:
Against the backdrop of a lot of our citizens saying that transportation funding and fixing the roads is one of our highest priorities, unfortunately, this bill actually cuts transportation funding by $89 million. I do not believe that this bill in this light is consistent with priorities of the citizens of the 7th District, and for that reason, I will be voting “no.”
Senators Hopgood, Young, Hertel, Green, Gregory, Hood and Hildenbrand asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Hopgood’s first statement is as follows:
I rise to speak to my amendment offered to the Department of Agriculture budget. This amendment would provide $1.22 million for Pesticide and Plant Pest Management. The state’s Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division in the Department of Agriculture registers and monitors pesticides manufactured and used in agriculture, commercial, and residential areas. It licenses dealers and applicators of restricted-use pesticides and investigates and responds to misuse complaints. It also handles fertilizer licensing and inspection programs, including commercial plant review and site consultation, inspecting bulk storage facilities, and reviewing label claims for accurate ingredients.
Basically, the Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division makes sure the pesticides we are buying are safe, and they investigate misuse. This is a line item that is integral to supporting our state’s great agricultural industry.
Without the funding, the Department of Agriculture cannot possibly make sure that the pesticides around our schools and day cares are safe and being administered properly and that the products our farmers use are both reliable and safe.
While the Governor understood the importance of this program, he recommended funding it by fee increases, but those are covered in separate legislation with no guarantees that those bills will pass. This funding would give the Department of Agriculture the money they need to adequately fund these programs without making it dependent on other bills.
I ask for all of you to support this amendment.
Senator Young’s first statement is as follows:
My amendment increases eligibility for the Child Development and Care program from 121 percent of the federal poverty level to 150 percent of the federal poverty level. This program helps parents in need to access quality childcare while they go to school, work, and contribute to the economy.
It is simply smart economics to ensure working parents have access to affordable childcare. Businesses benefit by having employees who don’t have to worry about childcare, as it reduces turnover rates and worker absenteeism. For low to moderate wage workers, childcare has become increasingly difficult to afford, often exceeding the cost of housing and utilities combined.
We get paid for this increase by leveraging federal funds which the Department of Education has carried over for this program. No General Fund support is even necessary to make this happen. Let me say that one more time. No General Fund support is even necessary to make this happen.
Madam President, as you know, Senator Young loves the kids and the state of Michigan too. So let’s support this amendment and support the children.
Senator Hopgood’s second statement is as follows:
I rise to offer another amendment to the Department of Agriculture portion of the omnibus budget bill. This would provide $1.5 million for the Food Establishment Division and Food Safety Program. Through this program, the Department of Agriculture licenses and inspects retail food establishments and provides certificates of free sale to businesses that export the products out of state. From fruits and vegetables to sugar and beer and wine, Michigan creates and exports a wide variety of food items. This division helps support them.
The Governor again recommended in his budget that we fund this program by increasing fees, but I believe we should have the budget money to pay for this without putting more Michigan farmers in agriculture arrears.
This amendment would give the Department of Agriculture the money they need to adequately fund this program without tying it to fee increases in separate bills that may or may not pass. Part of the budgeting process is providing funding to the departments to do their jobs and not leave important programs in uncertainty. My amendment would help take care of that, and I ask for your support.
Senator Hertel’s first statement is as follows:
I rise today to offer an amendment to this budget that would provide $1 million for an educational study. This agreement/study is party to the bicameral agreement arrived at to fund roads for the vote happening today—this election day. On this day that we are actually having this vote, let’s honor the agreement that we made to each other and the agreement we made to the voters by funding this study. I believe that it is important to know the cost of education so that we can prepare our kids for the global economy.
I ask for your support of this amendment.
Senator Hopgood’s third statement is as follows:
I rise to speak in support of my Amendment No. 6. This would amend the DEQ part of the budget. The amendment would provide $12.9 million for the Refined Petroleum Cleanup Program.
Starting this budget year, the first $20 million of this fund goes toward a new program that helps clean up underground storage tanks where there is a liable party or company responsible for the site. The liable party can apply for the funds to help clean up their underground storage tanks, and part of the costs will be recovered under this new program. The refined petroleum fund is used to clean up abandoned underground tanks where a liable party cannot be found.
The new program assists Michigan businesses with their cleanup efforts. There are companies involved that can help foot this bill. There are still hundreds if not thousands of other abandoned sites around the state that need attention and have no support on the corporate side. The department needs this money to clean up these abandoned sites because if the DEQ can’t afford to pay for the cleanups of abandoned sites, there’s no one else who will. I hope that you support this amendment.
Senator Green’s statement is as follows:
The funding source for the RFP that the Senator is talking about is paid by the wholesalers on refined petroleum products, not by anybody else. To take money away from those who paid the fees to use it for coverage of orphan sites breaks the partnership between the state and the fee payers. It would lead to the same problem we had before we passed recent legislation last session that restored the correct use of the fund. It’s a violation of statutory dedication of the funding source.
Senator Young’s second statement is as follows:
Colleagues, I rise to offer a very important amendment that would provide Michigan police departments with $10 million to purchase body cameras for our officers to wear on the job. The money would flow through the Department of Treasury which would create a grant program to address which communities will qualify. Unfortunately, the issue of police brutality is pervasive around the country, and we need to do what we can as elected officials to address this problem.
We have seen that the mere presence of body cameras helps to alleviate the concerns of police brutality, but also helps to alleviate the concerns about police officers who are questioned or accused falsely of something. So, too, will these cameras help prevent police officers from receiving false accusations of mistreatment. It is really a win-win scenario for both sides. The only thing preventing full implementation is the cost.
This amendment asking for the implementation of body cameras for our police officers who uphold justice for all citizens will uphold integrity and trust in our state. We don’t want any Michigan city to become the next Ferguson or Baltimore. So let’s start by adopting an amendment.
Senator Gregory’s first statement is as follows:
This is an amendment to the Department of Human Services budget. This amendment simply keeps W.J. Maxey Boys Training School open at Governor’s Snyder’s recommended funding level. The W.J. Maxey facility offers intensive rehabilitation for delinquent male youths who pose threats to public safety.
This facility offers a number of valuable services, including intensive mental health treatment, educational programs, substance abuse counseling, restorative justice, and many more. Eighty percent of the youths who attend juvenile justice facilities have severe mental conditions, so having strong mental health services is a crucial aspect of their treatment.
Forty percent of the youths in this state in public facilities, like Maxey, have already been kicked out of the private facilities. While the young men in this program have committed crimes and made terrible mistakes, with rigorous intervention in a structured environment, it’s not too late for them to grow into responsible, contributing adults.
Colleagues, these young men still have a chance. Let’s not take that chance away from them. I encourage your support for this amendment.
Senator Gregory’s second statement is as follows:
This is also an amendment to the Department of Human Services budget. This amendment restores the $3.5 million cut to Michigan Rehabilitation Services that the Governor included in his recommendation. MRS provides vocational and training programs for disabled adults in Michigan. MRS works with both the employer and the disabled adult to achieve sustainable employment, helping disabled adults to be able to live and function independently, and helping businesses to be able to effectively support their employees faced with a disability.
If you want these individuals to work and contribute to the economy, we need to provide adequate support to them and their employers so that they can succeed in the workplace. Cuts to MRS in previous budget years have rendered it more difficult to maintain this critical program, hence why this increase is necessary.
I ask for your support on this amendment.
Senator Gregory’s third statement is as follows:
This is again an amendment to the Department of Human Services budget. This amendment takes the $275,000 allocated for the FIP drug testing program—testing pilot—and instead, it uses it for a redetermination adoption assistance which was further cut in this budget.
Redetermination adoption assistance is a supplemental subsidy that adoptive parents can claim for children with special needs that weren’t identified at the time of an adoption. If you are an adoptive parent, at the time of adoption if your child has special needs, you now currently receive some special assistance from the state. But if you adopt a child and the child does not show these special needs until a year later, you do not receive special assistance.
These children have unique challenges that parents need additional resources to be able to address. We should be offering these adoptive parents extra support so they can provide the best quality of care for these children.
As for the drug testing policy, instead of wasting money on a program that doesn’t work, if you remember, the drug testing policy was first allocated $500,000. Now it’s down to $275,000, which is nothing to run the program. Take that money and use that money in this re-adoptive program. Let’s use the money to support parents who adopt our most vulnerable children. I ask for support of this amendment.
Senator Gregory’s fourth statement is as follows:
I would like to thank the chair of the Human Services Department budget. He has done a great job in bringing this budget forward, and we agree on much more than we disagree. I feel very strongly about the issues I have raised, but there were other issues I felt very strongly about, and he agreed to sit down and attempt to resolve those issues. So I certainly want to thank him for his due diligence in working on the budget.
This amendment would restore the $1.1 million gross cut to state emergency relief funds, specifically the Emergency Services Local Office allocation. State emergency relief funds temporarily assist lower-income families with the cost of their heat, utilities, home repairs, relocation services, and burial. It is a critical program for many families when an unexpected emergency arises that temporarily reduces their income.
There are very strict eligibility requirements for SER assistance in place that prevent individuals from abusing or overutilizing this program. We shouldn’t be cutting a program that helps to prevent families from sinking into further economic hardship because of unexpected life circumstances.
I ask for your support of this amendment.
Senator Hood’s statement is as follows:
This amendment restores 100 DHS field staff positions to the budget. Earlier this year, the department laid off 100 workers, and every year previously, there have been additional layoffs of DHS workers, despite the fact that there is a crucial need for them, especially those working directly with the clients. While I realize that these layoffs are in response to huge budget cuts to the department, we cannot ignore the impact that these continued staffing reductions have on the children and families of the state of Michigan.
In November of 2005—10 years ago—the public assistance caseload-to-worker ratio was 550 caseloads per worker. In 2015, it is now 800:1, a 46 percent increase. Wow, what an increase. Think about if we had that type of increase in our offices, and what heck would we be raising? But we allow it to be put on other folks.
With the caseload ratio that high, there is no surprise that every day we have constituents calling our offices wondering why they didn’t get their food assistance for the month and wanting to know why they can’t get the assistance that they need or the follow-up they need by their caseworkers. I know you agree. I know you all get these calls. I think we can agree that we prefer for there to not be such a high need for public assistance workers, but until we are doing more to assure that families have access to economic opportunities such quality education and decent-paying jobs, we should not be making it more difficult for them to get the temporary—and I emphasize temporary—benefits that we offer them through the state.
When we have children potentially living in unacceptable conditions where they can be mentally or physically abused, we have a responsibility to provide the oversight through DHS caseworkers to make sure they are not in harm’s way. The decrease of caseworkers in this budget does just that—puts them in harm’s way. By restoring these 100 FTEs, we help eliminate or reduce the odds of them being put in situations where we see in the news and have seen in the news that children are in harm’s way, and then we wonder why. It is our responsibility as legislators, as guardians of the state, to make sure that our children are taken care of properly.
Senator Hertel’s second statement is as follows:
Madam President, I rise today to offer an amendment to provide $500,000 for the initiative to help reduce the incidence of sexual assaults on campuses of higher education. I know it’s been a long day, and we’ve heard a lot of different amendments at this point. I know that people are struggling to pay attention right now, so I hope we can get a little bit of quiet. As I was saying, I know it’s been a long day and a lot of “no” votes for some of our members—in fact, somebody’s “no” vote button even broke—but I ask you to really listen to me and consider this amendment.
I do want to thank my colleagues from the 19th and 20 Districts for their $100 placeholder for this fund, but it is time to fully fund this initiative. A 2007 study found that 1 in 5 women are the targets of an attempted sexual assault. College-age women are four times more likely than any other age group to face sexual assault. Two of our universities are on the list of colleges being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights over their compliance with rules governing sexual violence under Title IV.
Just in this past year, right down the road at Michigan State University, 9,866 students reported a sexual assault and relationship violence on campus. The situation has become untenable. Allowing the State Police to have this conversation with our schools about the best practices and educating all involved is a small step we can take toward dealing with this problem which is taking over our college campuses.
This is not a partisan issue. It has been a priority of First Lady Sue Snyder, and Governor Snyder included funding in his recommended budget for this exact amount. The House concurred in that decision. We have bipartisan support for this package, and I am asking you to agree as well. We cannot continue to turn our backs on this epidemic on our campuses; $500,000 will not break the budget. There is over $500 million in the Budget Stabilization Fund. I’m sure we can come up with $500,000 for this priority.
As a father of four, I implore you to vote for this amendment. When we send our kids off to college, we should be worried about their grades or whether they study hard enough. We should not have to worry about them being a victim of sexual assault, but unfortunately, we have to.
I know this budget process is difficult. I know we all have priorities we want to see funded, but let’s not turn our backs on young women on our college campuses. Please join me in supporting this amendment.
Senator Young’s third statement is as follows:
Colleagues, I rise for your support for this amendment that would appropriate $300,000 to fund the Detroit Area Pre‑College Engineering Program. This program exposes inner-city Detroit children to not only higher education, but specifically in the field of engineering. With all the talk about the importance of degrees, this is the type of program that earns dividends for a low cost.
We want to make sure that the Detroit area students have all types of education and are properly prepared for the growing careers of tomorrow. The Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program does both, and we should continue to support it as such.
I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
Senator Hildenbrand’s statement is as follows:
One of our most important responsibilities as State Senators is to enact a balanced budget every year for the state of Michigan. The proposed budget we just passed spends roughly $53 billion of hard-earned taxed dollars from Michigan residents. I, like many of you, don’t take this responsibility lightly. Of course, there is never enough money to go around, and we always have to make tough decisions on what programs to fund and at what levels.
The budgets we just passed make huge investments in education, public health, human services, transportation, and public safety. We continue to make smart, strategic investments in our state and continue to pay down our long-term liabilities while still making deposits into our state’s savings account. I look forward to building on this Senate proposal as we incorporate good ideas from our colleagues in the House and in the Governor’s office.
I want to thank the 17 Senators who served on the Senate Appropriations Committee who have worked tirelessly over the last several months to get a solid budget for your consideration today. I ask for your support for this budget today and look forward to working with you all as the budget process moves into the next phase of completion.
Senator Kowall moved to reconsider the vote by which the following bill was passed:
Senate Bill No. 134, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 6, 8b, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11r, 15, 18, 18a, 20, 20d, 20f, 20g, 21f, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22f, 22i, 23a, 24, 24a, 24c, 25e, 25f, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 39, 39a, 41, 43, 51a, 51c, 51d, 53a, 54, 56, 61a, 62, 64b, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95a, 98, 99, 99h, 102, 104, 104b, 104c, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 152a, 163, 201, 201a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210b, 217, 225, 226, 229a, 230, 236, 236a, 236b, 236c, 241, 244, 246, 252, 254, 255, 258, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, and 281 (MCL 388.1606, 388.1608b, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611r, 388.1615, 388.1618, 388.1618a, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1620f, 388.1620g, 388.1621f, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622d, 388.1622f, 388.1622i, 388.1623a, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1624c, 388.1625e, 388.1625f, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1632d, 388.1632p, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1643, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1662, 388.1664b, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1695a, 388.1698, 388.1699, 388.1699h, 388.1702, 388.1704, 388.1704b, 388.1704c, 388.1707, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747c, 388.1752a, 388.1763, 388.1801, 388.1801a, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1809, 388.1810b, 388.1817, 388.1825, 388.1826, 388.1829a, 388.1830, 388.1836, 388.1836a, 388.1836b, 388.1836c, 388.1841, 388.1844, 388.1846, 388.1852, 388.1854, 388.1855, 388.1858, 388.1863, 388.1863a, 388.1864, 388.1865, 388.1865a, 388.1867, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870, 388.1874, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, and 388.1881), sections 6, 8b, 11a, 11j, 11k, 15, 20, 20d, 20f, 20g, 21f, 22d, 22f, 22i, 24, 24a, 24c, 25e, 25f, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 39, 39a, 41, 51d, 53a, 54, 56, 61a, 62, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 98, 99, 99h, 104, 104b, 107, 147, 147a, 152a, 163, 201a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 225, 229a, 230, 236a, 236b, 236c, 241, 246, 252, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, and 281 as amended and sections 11r, 43, 64b, 95a, 104c, 207a, 207b, and 207c as added by 2014 PA 196, sections 11, 11m, 18, 22a, 22b, 51a, 51c, 147c, 201, and 236 as amended by 2015 PA 5, section 18a as amended by 2004 PA 351, section 23a as added by 2012 PA 465, sections 102, 244, and 258 as amended by 2013 PA 60, and sections 226, 254, and 255 as amended by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 31h, 35, 35a, 35b, 35d, 35e, 35f, 55, 61b, 67, 77, 99c, 102a, 102b, 102c, 102d, 104d, 210c, 210d, 215, and 230a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 148 Yeas—24
Booher Hildenbrand Marleau Robertson
Brandenburg Horn Meekhof Schmidt
Casperson Hune Nofs Schuitmaker
Emmons Knollenberg O’Brien Shirkey
Green Kowall Pavlov Stamas
Hansen MacGregor Proos Zorn
Nays—14
Ananich Hertel Jones Smith
Bieda Hood Knezek Warren
Colbeck Hopgood Rocca Young
Gregory Johnson
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Schuitmaker
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Resolutions
Senator Kowall moved that consideration of the following concurrent resolution be postponed for today:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9
The motion prevailed.
Senator Kowall moved that rule 3.204 be suspended to permit immediate consideration of the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 47
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senators Zorn, Schmidt, Horn and Emmons offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 47.
A resolution to commemorate May 2015 as Community Action Agency Month.
Whereas, Citizens with limited income continue to need opportunities to improve their lives and their living conditions, thus ensuring that all citizens are able to live in dignity; and
Whereas, Michigan and the entire United States must continue to promote economic security by providing support and opportunities for all citizens in need of assistance; and
Whereas, Community action agencies were established into law in 1964 under President Lyndon Johnson in effort to aid in the War on Poverty, making 2015 the 51st year of community action in the United States; and
Whereas, The month of May has been designated by the United States Congress as National Community Action Month; and
Whereas, Michigan’s 29 community action agencies are the only community-based organizations providing full wraparound, locally-directed services in all 83 counties in the state; and
Whereas, In 2014, Michigan community action agencies served 75,623 Michigan residents by providing early childhood education, Head Start, senior services, affordable housing, food assistance, energy assistance, financial literacy classes, and job training programs, among other services; and
Whereas, Additionally, 4,843 children improved their health and physical development through community nutrition programs; 15,963 residents received assistance on tax preparation and refunds; 7,907 seniors maintained independent living situations; and 19,927 individuals were connected with other necessary assistance service providers and programs; and
Whereas, Community action agencies, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Human Services, have successfully administered weatherization assistance program funds which have supported energy-efficiency improvements; and
Whereas, Michigan’s community action agencies have leveraged their federal allocation of the Community Services Block Grant and other federal, state, local, and private sources of funding to foster economic activity statewide; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative body commemorate May 2015 as Community Action Agency Month in the state of Michigan; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Michigan Community Action Agency Association.
The question being on the adoption of the resolution,
The resolution was adopted.
Senators Bieda, Booher, Brandenburg, Green, Gregory, Hansen, Hertel, Hopgood, Marleau, Proos and Warren were named co‑sponsors of the resolution.
Senator Zorn asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Zorn’s statement is as follows:
I rise today to ask for your support in making May 2015 Michigan Community Action Month. I believe it is important to recognize the state’s 29 community action agencies that provide programs and services to all 83 counties in support of Michigan residents in becoming more economically self-sufficient.
Community Action Day raises awareness of the important work of promoting economic security and ensuring all citizens have the opportunity to improve their lives and living conditions. These groups continue to empower our neighbors with the resources we need to be successful in life.
I ask for your support.
The Assistant President pro tempore, Senator O’Brien, resumed the Chair.
Senator Meekhof offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 48.
A resolution in support and recognition of National Train Day.
Whereas, America is celebrating National Train Day on May 9, 2015, a commemoration of the completion of America’s First Transcontinental Railroad; and
Whereas, In 2014, Amtrak provided statewide passenger rail travel to over three-quarters of a million Michigan travelers; and
Whereas, The expansion of high-speed and intercity passenger rail has become a priority in building the 21st century national infrastructure; and
Whereas, Michigan’s 22 railroad stations are a source of civic pride, a gateway to our communities, and a tool for economic growth that creates transportation-oriented development and livable communities; and
Whereas, A healthy freight and passenger rail network is essential to keeping the American economy moving efficiently; and
Whereas, Amtrak continues to work with Michigan on the development of the next generation of high-speed and intercity passenger rail trains which will create good jobs and grow the American manufacturing base; and
Whereas, Amtrak ridership has grown 46 percent since 2004, and the railroad carried 30.9 million passengers in 2014; and
Whereas, On May 10, 1869, the “Golden Spike” was driven into the final tie at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory, to join the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroads, ceremonially completing the First Transcontinental Railroad; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we hereby recognize May 9, 2015, as National Train Day in the state of Michigan and congratulate Amtrak on 44 years as America’s railroad; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers and Amtrak as a token of our esteem.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.204, the resolution be referred to the Committee on Government Operations,
Senator Kowall moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The resolution was adopted.
Senators Bieda, Booher, Brandenburg, Casperson, Green, Gregory, Hansen, Hertel, Hopgood, Jones, MacGregor, Marleau, Proos, Schmidt, Stamas and Warren were named co‑sponsors of the resolution.
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senator Knollenberg introduced
Senate Bill No. 313, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending sections 3157 and 3610a (MCL 500.3157 and 500.3610a), section 3610a as added by 1984 PA 65, and by adding section 3406t.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Senators Schmidt, Zorn, Robertson, Horn and Hune introduced
Senate Bill No. 314, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 722 (MCL 257.722), as amended by 2012 PA 522.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Warren, Hertel, Bieda, Johnson, Ananich, Gregory, Hopgood, Knezek and Hood introduced
Senate Bill No. 315, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,” by amending the title and sections 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 302, 302a, 402, 502, 504, 505, and 506 (MCL 37.2102, 37.2103, 37.2202, 37.2203, 37.2204, 37.2205, 37.2206, 37.2207, 37.2209, 37.2302, 37.2302a, 37.2402, 37.2502, 37.2504, 37.2505, and 37.2506), the title as amended by 1992 PA 258, sections 102, 502, 504, 505, and 506 as amended by 1992 PA 124, section 103 as amended by 1999 PA 202, section 202 as amended by 2009 PA 190, section 302a as added by 1992 PA 70, and section 402 as amended by 1993 PA 216.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
House Bill No. 4115, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 6, 8b, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 15, 18, 18a, 20, 20d, 20f, 21f, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22g, 23a, 24, 24a, 24c, 25f, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 39, 39a, 43, 51a, 51c, 51d, 53a, 54, 56, 61a, 62, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95a, 98, 99, 99b, 99h, 101, 104, 104b, 104c, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 152a, 163, 201, 201a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210, 210b, 213, 217, 222, 225, 226, 229, 229a, 230, 236, 236a, 236b, 236c, 241, 244, 246, 252, 256, 258, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, and 286 (MCL 388.1606, 388.1608b, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1615, 388.1618, 388.1618a, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1620f, 388.1621f, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622c, 388.1622d, 388.1622g, 388.1623a, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1624c, 388.1625f, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1632d, 388.1632p, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1643, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1662, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1695a, 388.1698, 388.1699, 388.1699b, 388.1699h, 388.1701, 388.1704, 388.1704b, 388.1704c, 388.1707, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747c, 388.1752a, 388.1763, 388.1801, 388.1801a, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1809, 388.1810, 388.1810b, 388.1813, 388.1817, 388.1822, 388.1825, 388.1826, 388.1829, 388.1829a, 388.1830, 388.1836, 388.1836a, 388.1836b, 388.1836c, 388.1841, 388.1844, 388.1846, 388.1852, 388.1856, 388.1858, 388.1863, 388.1863a, 388.1864, 388.1865, 388.1865a, 388.1867, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870, 388.1874, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1882, 388.1883, 388.1884, and 388.1886), sections 6, 8b, 11a, 11j, 11k, 15, 20, 20d, 20f, 21f, 22c, 22d, 22g, 24, 24a, 24c, 25f, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 39, 39a, 51d, 53a, 54, 56, 61a, 62, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 98, 99, 99h, 101, 104, 104b, 107, 147, 147a, 152a, 163, 201a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 225, 229, 229a, 230, 236a, 236b, 236c, 241, 246, 252, 256, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, and 284 as amended and sections 43, 95a, 99b, 104c, 207a, 207b, and 207c as added by 2014 PA 196, sections 11, 11m, 18, 22a, 22b, 51a, 51c, 147c, 201, and 236 as amended by 2015 PA 5, section 18a as amended by 2004 PA 351, section 23a as added by 2012 PA 465, sections 210, 244, and 258 as amended by 2013 PA 60, and sections 213, 222, 226, and 286 as amended by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 55, 65, 67, 99q, 99r, 99s, 210c, 215, 260, and 274c; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4220, entitled
A bill to amend 2004 PA 403, entitled “Michigan unarmed combat regulatory act,” by amending the title and sections 1, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 55, 57, and 58 (MCL 338.3601, 338.3610, 338.3611, 338.3612, 338.3620, 338.3621, 338.3622, 338.3630, 338.3631, 338.3633, 338.3634, 338.3635, 338.3640, 338.3641, 338.3642, 338.3644, 338.3645, 338.3647, 338.3648, 338.3655, 338.3657, and 338.3658), sections 1, 10, 11, 12, 21, 31, 34, 35, 47, 48, 55, 57, and 58 as amended by 2007 PA 196, sections 20 and 33 as amended by 2012 PA 546, and section 22 as amended by 2010 PA 100, and by adding sections 33a, 33b, 33c, 33d, 49, 49a, and 54a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
House Bill No. 4286, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 13p of chapter XVII (MCL 777.13p), as amended by 2010 PA 317.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
House Bill No. 4397, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 284, entitled “Business corporation act,” by amending section 1060 (MCL 450.2060), as amended by 2012 PA 315.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4398, entitled
A bill to amend 2008 PA 551, entitled “Uniform securities act (2002),” by amending section 410 (MCL 451.2410), as amended by 2012 PA 307.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4399, entitled
A bill to amend 1993 PA 23, entitled “Michigan limited liability company act,” by amending section 1101 (MCL 450.5101), as amended by 2012 PA 310.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4400, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 284, entitled “An act to prevent the spread of infectious and contagious diseases of livestock; to require persons, associations, partnerships and corporations engaged in the buying, receiving, selling, transporting, exchanging, negotiating, or soliciting sale, resale, exchange or transportation of livestock to be licensed and bonded by the department of agriculture; to keep a producers’ proceeds account; to provide for the refusal, suspension or revocation of such licenses; to provide for weighmasters; to provide for the inspection and disinfection of yards, premises and vehicles; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 287.123), as amended by 2012 PA 317.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4404, entitled
A bill to amend 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, entitled “Michigan employment security act,” by amending section 10 (MCL 421.10), as amended by 2011 PA 269.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4409, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” by repealing section 57s (MCL 400.57s), as added by 2006 PA 471.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4434, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” by amending section 117a (MCL 400.117a), as amended by 2014 PA 520.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4439, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 806 (MCL 257.806), as amended by 2011 PA 159.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4440, entitled
A bill to amend 1987 PA 231, entitled “An act to create a transportation economic development fund in the state treasury; to prescribe the uses of and distributions from this fund; to create the office of economic development and to prescribe its powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state transportation department, state transportation commission, and certain other bodies; and to permit the issuance of certain bonds,” by amending section 11 (MCL 247.911), as amended by 2014 PA 302.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4441, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 3104, 3118, 3120, 3122, 4112, 11525a, 17303, and 17317 (MCL 324.3104, 324.3118, 324.3120, 324.3122, 324.4112, 324.11525a, 324.17303, and 324.17317), sections 3104, 3118, 3120, and 3122 as amended by 2011 PA 90, section 4112 as amended by 2010 PA 302, section 11525a as amended by 2013 PA 72, section 17303 as added by 2008 PA 394, and section 17317 as added by 2008 PA 395.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4442, entitled
A bill to amend 1986 PA 102, entitled “An act to establish a grant program for certain part-time, independent students in this state; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and institutions of higher education,” by amending sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (MCL 390.1281, 390.1282, 390.1283, 390.1284, 390.1285, 390.1286, 390.1287, and 390.1288), section 3 as amended by 2004 PA 180.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4443, entitled
A bill to amend 1935 PA 120, entitled “An act to prescribe a method for the fingerprinting of residents of the state, and to provide for the recording and filing thereof by the central records division of the department of state police,” by amending the title and section 3 (MCL 28.273), the title as amended by 1985 PA 175 and section 3 as amended by 2012 PA 318.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4445, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled “An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an appropriation for certain purposes,” by amending section 7 (MCL 28.297), as amended by 2011 PA 158.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4446, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending sections 208b, 217a, and 232 (MCL 257.208b, 257.217a, and 257.232), as amended by 2011 PA 159.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4448, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 30104, 30104b, 30109, 32312, and 32513 (MCL 324.30104, 324.30104b, 324.30109, 324.32312, and 324.32513), sections 30104 and 32513 as amended by 2013 PA 98, section 30104b as amended by 2010 PA 179, and sections 30109 and 32312 as amended by 2011 PA 90.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Statements
Senator Colbeck moved that the statement he made on April 30 on the order of Statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Colbeck’s statement is as follows:
I am sorry, I can’t sit down and take this anymore—the disparaging and broad-based remarks against our law enforcement community under a President who has a problem with actually following the law himself. There is a pursuit of lawlessness in this country, and right now, it suits the template for the people who seek to undermine our country to go out and promote the concept of lawlessness; trying to use incidents like those cited by the good Senator from the 1st District to justify such behavior.
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t sit and paint a broad-brush insult to the law enforcement community, and then come back on the other side of the fence saying you understand they have jobs they have to and do what they have to do. No. I am sick and tired of those attacks against the law enforcement community. They are people putting their lives out there to defend our laws and system of government, and they need to be respected without the buts.
I think the proper focus, frankly, harkens back to what the good Senator from the 9th District focused on remembering our Vietnam-era veterans; to harken back to Master Sergeant Robert Valentine who stood up in the middle of the Baltimore riots between the rioters and the police and said that enough is enough. It was like a Tiananmen Square moment with someone of honor saying, “No, this is wrong.” There is no excuse, and the people rioting had no idea who Freddie Gray even was, yet they are out there creating havoc using it as an excuse. I will not sit and condone bad behavior like rioting anymore, and it is about time we had more Robert Valentines out there defending the principles that we hold dear. I love what Robert Valentine said: “I am an American, not orange, black, white, or any color of the rainbow; I am an American.” It is time we all start acting like that.
Committee Reports
The Committee on Transportation reported
Senate Bill No. 165, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending sections 624a, 657, 660, 662, 901, and 907 (MCL 257.624a, 257.657, 257.660, 257.662, 257.901, and 257.907), section 624a as amended by 2012 PA 306, sections 657 and 662 as amended by 2002 PA 494, section 660 as amended by 2006 PA 339, and section 907 as amended by 2014 PA 303, and by adding sections 518a and 625p.
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Thomas A. Casperson
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Casperson, Horn, Pavlov and Hopgood
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Transportation reported
Senate Bill No. 166, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 33 (MCL 257.33), as amended by 2013 PA 36, and by adding section 7b.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Thomas A. Casperson
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Casperson, Horn, Pavlov and Hopgood
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Transportation submitted the following:
Meeting held on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 8:30 a.m., Room 210, Farnum Building
Present: Senators Casperson (C), Horn, Pavlov, Marleau and Hopgood
The Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security reported
House Concurrent Resolution No. 3.
A concurrent resolution to urge the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to select the Fort Custer Training Center as the location for a new ground based interceptor ballistic missile defense mission.
(For text of resolution, see Senate Journal No. 36, p. 492.)
With the recommendation that the concurrent resolution be adopted.
Margaret E. O’Brien
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators O’Brien, Emmons, Zorn, Colbeck and Knezek
Nays: None
The concurrent resolution was placed on the order of Resolutions.
The Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security reported
Senate Bill No. 210, entitled
A bill to designate the period beginning on September 11 through September 17 of each year as Patriot Week in the state of Michigan.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Margaret E. O’Brien
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators O’Brien, Emmons, Zorn, Colbeck and Knezek
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security reported
Senate Bill No. 222, entitled
A bill to designate February 1 of each year as “Blue Star Mothers Day”.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Margaret E. O’Brien
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators O’Brien, Emmons, Zorn, Colbeck and Knezek
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security submitted the following:
Meeting held on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., Room 110, Farnum Building
Present: Senators O’Brien (C), Emmons, Zorn, Colbeck and Knezek
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development submitted the following:
Meeting held on Monday, May 4, 2015, at 10:15 a.m., Hazel Park Raceway, Press Room, 1650 E. 10 Mile Road, Hazel Park
Present: Senators Green (C) and Hopgood
Excused: Senator Stamas
Scheduled Meetings
Administrative Rules - Wednesday, May 6, 9:30 a.m., Room 426, Capitol Building (373-5773)
Appropriations - Wednesday, May 6, 2:00 p.m., Senate Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (373-1801)
Subcommittee -
K-12, School Aid, Education and House School Aid Appropriations Subcommittee - Wednesday, June 3, 8:30 a.m., Senate Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (373-2768)
Commerce - Wednesday, May 6, 8:30 a.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5312)
Economic Development and International Investment - Thursday, May 7, 1:30 p.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5312)
Families, Seniors and Human Services - Wednesday, May 6, 3:00 p.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5323)
Michigan Law Revision Commission - Wednesday, May 13, 11:30 a.m., Legislative Council Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Boji Tower (373-0212)
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism - Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 p.m., Room 110, Farnum Building (373-1721)
Regulatory Reform - Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 p.m., Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower (373-5323)
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 3:28 p.m.
The Assistant President pro tempore, Senator O’Brien, declared the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.
JEFFREY F. COBB
Secretary of the Senate
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